Oregon Jury Orders PacifiCorp to Pay $62 Million to Homeowners Over 2020 Wildfires

The melted sign of the Oak Park Motel destroyed by the flames of the Beachie Creek Fire is seen in Gates, east of Salem, Oregon on Sept. 13, 2020. Rob Schumacher/AFP via Getty Images

An Oregon jury on Jan. 23 ordered utility company PacifiCorp to pay out at least $62 million to nine homeowners affected by the 2020 wildfires in the state.

The payment ordered by jurors in Portland, where PacifiCorp is based, included nearly $6.3 million in total compensation for the property damage and other economic losses the homeowners suffered.